The interplay of historical events and inventive instrument making – violins providing the best example – led the transition from one period to the next. The ...

Rare musical instruments as investments are attractive because a growing wealth market appreciates the finite supply of fine violins and other instruments. ...

The bridge in all stringed instruments is a simple, unheralded part that transfers vibrations from the strings to the instrument body. It’s all physics! ...

The traditions that gave us the best violins ever made continue in this northern Italian city. This heritage is even recognized by UNESCO. It might be hard to ...

The thick neck of this obscure stringed instrument speaks to the double duty it and its players serve to produce its rich tonality. Barytons are quite rare. ...